#5B4E39
Umber · dark warm brown
About #5B4E39
#5B4E39 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.2), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #39465B (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.10:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5B4E39?
#5B4E39 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5B4E39?
Use white text. White on #5B4E39 has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E39?
Its complementary colour is #39465B, and analogous partners are #5B3D39 and #575B39.